Good Bye Dear Books! My Intimate Friends! Poem by Varanasi Ramabrahmam

bidding farewell to your dearest ones who helped you become what you are...a nice tribute even in one's departure...touching.

I wish you would have shown by this poem that you do or do not believe you will ever be conscious again in whatever form of consciousness. Such as, do you expect to be at all cognizant or in any form enjoy or recognize your mergence with the elements? It seems strange to be satisfied with complete oblivion, and I do not think Buddha would have bothered to ever open up his mouth after enlightenment if He did not believe there was some reason for doing so, even if it was a reason beyond our reason. Very moving poem, only not very optimistic, unless you envision some kind of reward or at least some kind of advancement, however mystifying.

dear Varanasi, I am 77 now and am always having to make changes and deal with various ailments - those who don't, generally die, and I would like to live forever so long as the conditions were not too intolerable, which is not realistic, I know, but I have known a state of love when I was young where, though I had some things, like anybody else, about my life and body that I would certainly have liked to change, in love they did not matter... so that I could honestly say, for the nonce, my life was perfect and as far as feeling and conception went I had no problems in my life at all, none, zero, and life was perfect. I knew it would not last forever but I got a lot of mileage out of it for a lifetime. And when I was eight years old, in love with the beauties of Nature, due to the innocent perfectibilities of a young and innocent body of fleshly sensibilities life was often an actual Heaven, a heaven on earth. Now, that's not near as good as Nirvana, which is my highest ideal and far, far away, for me, but still I believe it is close to you and that, not any other kind of emptiness or nothingness is what I hope for you. Life of any kind is good when we're not hurting. That's the catch that we all must deal with. Frankly, so long as you're not hurting I would hope for you and all those like you to live forever, though I guess it could get a little crowded here on earth... with all those Jivanmuktas running around on it, but then as we all know, the way things seem to be going, that's highly unlikely. I certainly don't mean for this comment to be anything but highly loving and respectful, only a paeon to life, grateful that you and those like you are in it. PS. I suppose I could write differently if I was hurting - more than usual - ha ha- but that also is life. Best to you. May you keep writing some of the best stuff on the internet.

Sir......I don't have much knowledge about the scriptures.....but from my little knowledge.......i come to understand 'Jeevanamukta' is the cosmic aim of every soul.......to gain detachment from everything and thus be liberated from the cycle of birth and death. Jeevanamukta is the state of eternal bliss. It comes when you have fulfilled your duties and responsibilities to your satisfaction. A fitting farewell before you attain the goal........but Sir in this poem much as the poet is looking forward to his cosmic goals....he feels sad that he has to bid fare well to his most prized possessions........and there sets in 'Attachment' again.... A wonderful depiction of a spiritual conflict.....

Dear Friend Olfa, Thank you for your kind response and the advice. I am glad that you liked the verse. I too have a suggestion to make to you. Please go through the Upanishads where the state of Self, where and when the mind and its activities are absorbed in it and a state of peace, bliss, silence and unoccupied awareness is experienced. When one attains such a state, one will discharge one's duties more responsibly, does his activities more efficiently and will always have a state of equanimity. In such a state the mundane thoughts like births and rebirths do not occur. And one is not concerned whether rebirths are there or not. One lives one's life contentedly. Best wishes.

A good tribute to your teachers and your books for enlightening your path, but with all my respect to your faith, I do not really agree with you that there is no life after death and no 'cycle of rebirths', I think that you should pay tribute to your MIND first who is supposed to guide you to logic and wisdom. Since you are still alive, i invite your precious MIND to have a look at a book that you may have never opened even by curiosity, the QURAN, and see if it contains something important to add to your already -acquired knowledge. Good write.

Dear Mr. Warner, When I said I am entering eternal silence, I am talking physical death of the body. I intuitively believe that after death nothing relating to physical body remains except the good and; bad deeds done during life time. I do not believe in reincarnation. So I bid good by to my best friends who helped me to be what I am. I am not at all referring to any advancement or any such thing. I am simply talking of physical death.